Edwardian Midget Postcard – Miss Millie Legarde, 1904

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Edwardian Midget Postcard – Miss Millie Legarde, 1904

A rare Edwardian midget postcard featuring stage actress Miss Millie Legarde, postmarked Liverpool 1904 and printed by Rotary Photo. An exquisite example of early 20th-century celebrity ephemera in miniature form.

Measurements: approx. 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches
Dates: August 12, 1904
Condition: In decent vintage condition. Please inspect images for quality.
Internal notes: QC passed

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Delicate in size yet grand in charm, this early Edwardian midget postcard captures a moment of gentle glamour in the golden era of British stage photography. Measuring just 3½ x 2¾ inches, the sepia-toned portrait of Miss Millie Legarde evokes the soft-focus aesthetic beloved at the turn of the century. Her elegant costume, adorned with beaded shoulder straps, and the large bloom she holds suggest both theatrical flair and quiet refinement.

Produced by Rotary Photo, London (serial 6843A), this postcard belongs to a popular series featuring music hall and theatre personalities of the era. Miss Legarde was among the well-circulated faces in Edwardian entertainment ephemera, reflecting the early rise of celebrity culture. Postmarked Liverpool, 12 August 1904, and addressed to Hoylake, the reverse bears a brief handwritten message that playfully asks, “How do you like the miniature p.c.?”—a charming nod to the novelty format.

These rare midget postcards were produced in limited runs and intended more as keepsakes than correspondence, offering a compact yet intimate form of visual culture. Holding such a piece is to touch a moment of Edwardian life — to preserve not just an image, but the sensibility and elegance of a bygone world. A poignant addition for collectors of theatrical memorabilia, vintage portraiture, or pre-war postal history.

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